Mastodawn

A small story about accessibility at school:

Our campus map notes that there are 82 buildings w/accessible entrance (which I think they define as a level entrance and push button opener).

Only 41 buildings on campus have elevators (some of which, ime, are often broken).

Only 27 of those buildings have a wheelchair-accessible bathroom.

The campus map lists 154 buildings in total.

So that's ... 17% of the buildings accessible for people who might need to pee? #accessibility #access

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Crystal Huff (they/them)3d ago

There's also the fact that the ADA definition of accessibility is not accessible for every body, and that implementation is often lackluster. I can reach the soap dispenser when it's above ADA regulation height, but a friend can't, and I am willing to bet that bathroom is still marked on the map as accessible because it has grab bars next to the toilet and space for a turning radius...

My friend still can't wash her hands, though. Seems bad.

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Crystal Huff (they/them)3d ago

(This rant brought on by followup with the campus feedback team, because I also complained to them that there's no elevator in the Health Services building to get down to where they draw your blood for blood tests. That also seems bad to me.)

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AlexxKay

@crystalvisits
Kes says: As a fellow troublemaker, I just wanted to say, "I'm so proud of you!"
Question: Have you officially gotten called a troublemaker at your school yet, like I wss at UMass Boston?